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Just watched a recording of Audra McDonald performing Rose's Turn at the Tony's last night and not at all embarrassed to say I broke into applause at the end - to the surprise of everyone sitting near me in this coffee shop.
Orwell's Two Minutes Hate is basically the comments section of social media posts. Except it's constant.
"If we want to maintain the UK’s position as a global leader in theatre – and continue to inspire the next generation of actors, writers, and technicians – then government must act.” www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/m...
New report says ‘government must act’ to ease pressures on British theatres
Attendances are up and average ticket prices down, even in the West End, but the sector faces mounting and unsustainable strain
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It's amazing to see the endorsements flooding in for my campaign. Very grateful & humbled, just in one morning! It's time to win more MPs. Be the alternative to a failing Labour government & stop the rise of the right. Can you help us to 500 by end of the day? backzack.com/get-involved/
Get Involved - Back Zack
Get involved with the Back Zack campaign by submitting an endorsement, creating a sharable graphic to show you #BackZack or a profile picture for your socials!
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"There is no place for arrogance in the arts, but neither is there room for doubt or a perpetual need for affirmation...The world doesn't have time for that. Believe in your worth and work with a will so that others will see it. That's how it is done; that's how it was always done." -Martha Graham
‘In a World of Influencers, We Have Waved Goodbye to the Theatre Critic’ Great theatre requires that a conversation should begin about it after the curtain comes down, writes Tim Walker
‘In a World of Influencers, We Have Waved Goodbye to the Theatre Critic’
Great theatre requires that a conversation should begin about it after the curtain comes down, writes Tim Walker
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Why, when prices for a show in the West End are announced, do people check the MOST expensive price and then scream blue murder about it?
If true, it's an ignorant, myopic decision. Philistinism. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/goodbye...
Goodbye DCMS? Government ‘considering abolition’ of department - Arts Professional
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) could be “abolished” with its responsibilities split between three other government departments, it has been claimed. An article published by the Sun...
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Very excited by this news. Zack has always been a fantastic Green voice. Will have my vote. #BackZack
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · last yr.We need bold leadership. Now. That's why I'm running to be the next leader of the Green Party. Join our campaign: backzack.com #BackZack
Today JBR Creative Management celebrates our 6th birthday. We are grateful for every coffee, every conversation, every connection that led us here. Grateful to everyone who’s travelled the road with us.
Paid £4.70 for an iced latte and frankly, iced latte season is now officially over.
They've done things not even the Cass report called for and they're doing things not even this Supreme Court called for. All they wanted was permission.
I do not want to see Keir Starmer or Labour UK anywhere near Pride in London ever again - bowing down to Transphobic bigots over a warped and biased ruling which architects of the Equality Act 2010 have already spoken out against… Labour has abandoned the LGBTQ+ community
The Trans Rights demo yesterday was beautiful and hopeful. So many diverse people from all walks of life coming together - the word I kept thinking about was "community". You can spend billions buying sycophants. Or a cigar. But all the billions cannot buy community. And that's why we will win.
This is a terrific examination of the cultural phenomenon A Minecraft Movie. I particularly love the John Waters quote: “In order to know something is bad, one has to have good taste. But one also needs to be able to understand the value of bad.”
The Ankler@theankler.bsky.social · last yr.Matthew Frank digs into popcorn-throwing Minecraft movie frenzy. Warner Bros wants to chalk up the film as a major win, but what the execs don't get is: more young moviegoers may be laughing at the film than with it theankler.com/p/minecraft-...
Trans rights are human rights. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Our agency is, and always will be, a safe space.
On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
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"The big fight of our time is to get the public excited about moviegoing again, as an ongoing thing, not just for one Minecraft here and there." As always a great piece from Richard Rushfield and The Ankler and a fun quiz (I scored a weak 6)
The Ankler@theankler.bsky.social · 2y ago. @richardrushfield.bsky.social posits too much of the film industry is in the hands of people who don’t love film or know very much about it, so he’s created a Film Citizenship Test to "eliminate film-illiterate ne'er-do-wells". Take it and let us know how you did: theankler.com/p/weed-out-h...
Ah, damn, the great William Finn has gone to the choir. I sang The Games I Play at my drama school showcase about 20 years ago and fell in love with his work then. I took Mark's All Male Thanksgiving to so many auditions. Another tremendous loss. playbill.com/article/tony...
Tony Winner William Finn Has Died at 73
The composer/lyricist was responsible for some of the most popular cult musicals of all time, including Falsettos , A New Brain , and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
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The drama schools in Northern England who trained the Adolescence actors. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Adolescence: drama schools hit out at ‘stars from nowhere’ narrative
The drama teachers behind the young actors in the Netflix smash say their lack of recognition ‘has caused wide upset’
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Booked!
The Other Palace, London@theotherpalace.bsky.social · 2y ago📅 Here’s your succinct timetable for 2 weeks of 4 innovative musicals as part of MTFestUK 2025. How many shows are you coming along to: theotherpalace.co.uk/mtfestuk-2025/? You can see 4 shows for the price of 1 West End ticket! Tickets £16.50 2 tix for 2 shows £30 4 tix for all shows £56
Catching up on BBC Big Night of Musicals by National Lottery and it is always such a wonderful, wonderful celebration. Love it. #BigNightofMusicals
"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place." ~ Iain Thomas